Plans to transform roads, parks and green spaces in Southampton to be revealed
The leader of City Council says we'll find out more in the coming months
Last updated 18th May 2025
New projects focusing on improving roads, parks, and green areas in Southampton will be unveiled in the upcoming months.
The council leader revealed key plans, including the transformation of land around Southampton’s St Mary’s Stadium.
At the annual meeting, the leader of Southampton City Council Cllr Lorna Fielker and her cabinet members announced a series of plans and improvements across the city.
The initiatives are part of the transformation programme approved in July 2024 to address the council’s challenges.
The programme aims to deliver nine key goals, including setting a balanced budget for 2025/26, creating an investment portfolio, and making the city a “vibrant place.”
Cllr Lorna Fielker said the plan is a “statement of intent”. She added that the collective “missions” are what residents asked for.
She said: “The launch of the new city plan, which set up a small number of collective ‘missions’ backed up by public, private, and community leaders in Southampton, has been signed up.
“These missions have been shaped by over 4000 residents who told us what the council wanted to focus on. They want Southampton to be a more equal city, focusing on the root causes of inequality. They also told us to be healthier, safer and greener.”
Transformation of land around St Mary's
The plan, which is due to be decided by the council in July, will include an agreement between the council and Southampton Football Club to explore the future of the land around the stadium.
The leader indicated that the administration has also finally started to see some progress in the old Toys ‘R’ Us site.
Her cabinet member for finance and corporate services, Cllr Simon Letts, also announced additional investment in roads, pavements, parks, green spaces, and playgrounds, which are “the absolute priorities of the administration.”
Among the announcements, two children’s homes are set to open “immediately”, but are currently awaiting Ofsted registration.